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Both the Galaxy S9 and Note 9 launched running Android Oreo but have since been upgraded to Android 9 Pie with Samsung's new One UI skin running on top of it.

One UI is easily the best software skin ever offered by Samsung; it intuitively places the majority of native app content towards the middle and bottom of displays to make navigating larger devices, such as the firm's Note 9 phablet, easier with one hand.

In addition to receiving a substantial upgrade to Android 9 Pie, the Note 9 and Galaxy S9 also receive monthly security updates from Samsung that provide fixes to vulnerabilities that could be exploited.

The South Korean tech giant recently detailed the fixes offered by the forthcoming May 2019 security update that is expected to debut for the Galaxy Note 9 and S9 later this month.

The upgrade provides fixes for seven vulnerabilities Samsung considers to be "critical", although not all of them were in relation to the S9 and Note 9.

As noted by SamMobile, the most notable of these was stated to be present in the software's media framework.

If exploited, it was noted this could allow a malicious third-party to run code on another user's device "in a privileged process".

However, it is worth noting this particular vulnerability did not affect Note 9 or S9 handsets.

One issue of "high" importance that was noted to affect the flagship duo was said to allow an attacker to send a message that could alter the network and internet settings of a device.

A precise roll out date for the patch has not been discussed by Samsung (Image: Samsung)